Holiday Inn Express Brisbane Spring Hill is the third Holiday Inn Express to be signed in Australia. The first hotel is due to open next year at Macquarie Park, Sydney.

Team members from 13 properties across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands will give their time in service of others in acknowledgment of the legacy of the late global statesman, Nelson Mandela.

Kimpton Karma acknowledges the many ways members interact with the Kimpton brand, including things like attending wine hour and mentioning al hotel or restaurant on social media.

The International Luxury Hotel Association will be holding their Fast Forward 2020 Conference Sept. 22-23, at the Gaylord National Convention Center in Washington D.C.

The Westin, The Woodlands will debut at the end of 2015 within The Woodlands,a master planned community and business center located 27 miles north of downtown Houston.

Formerly Dreams Cancun, the resort’s multi-million dollar renovation began June 1, and it is expected to reopen in late 2015 as Hyatt Ziva Cancun.

Schmelter most recently served as Director of Operations of the IHG – Gulf States & Saudi Arabia where he was responsible for the hotel operation of 28 hotels in Qatar, Saudi Arabia & Oman.

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Stylists from the Australian College of Make-up & Special Effects are on hand before each shift to make sure the team is ‘stage ready’.